At home-school graduation, the parents are part of the ceremony, 23 May 2007, Hilton Head Island Packet, Hilton Head, South Carolina Michael Pivirotto might not have been the only father to watch his child graduate from high school this month.But he probably was one of few who got to deliver the commencement speech.

“It was an exhilarating personal experience,” said Pivirotto, whose son, Matthew, was one of 11 seniors to graduate Saturday at a small ceremony at Central Church for home-schooled students in the Lowcountry. “I had a thousand different emotions going off in my head at the same time.”

Congratulations to all of this year’s graduates — wherever and whoever they are.posted by Valerie